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'Clown' graffiti appears on buildings in West Allis

Police are asking for help finding the vandals who are spray-painting the word "clown" on several buildings in West Allis.

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Updated: 6:22 PM CDT Sep 12, 2019

'Clown' graffiti appears on buildings in West Allis

Police are asking for help finding the vandals who are spray-painting the word "clown" on several buildings in West Allis.

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THAT’S WHY POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP TOIGHT. THESE PHOTOS SHOW JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE CLOWN TAGGERS VANDALISM IN WEST ALLIS AND MILWAUKEE SINCE JUNE. WHOEVER IT IS HAS DEFACED BRIDGES, PASSES, AND HAND RAILS WITH THE WORD CLOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN, HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT THE MEANING BEHIND THIS? >> I GUESS I WOULDN’T SPECULATE ON WHAT THE MEANING IS. IT MAY BE SOMETHING AS BENIGN AS THE PERSON GOES BY THAT NICKNAME IT MAY BE SOME SORT OF GROUP THAT THE PERSON ASSOCIATES WITH. >> THE CLOWN TAGGER WROTE CLOWN THREE TIMES ON MILWAUKEE’S JACKSON PARK PAVILLION THIS SUMMER. AND HAS STRUCK ALONG THE HANK AARON TRAIL AND THE 76TH STREET CORRIDOR. POLICE SAY IT’S COSTLY TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. SO NOW THEY’RE ASKING FOR PUBLIC’S HEALTH -- HELP. >> TO SEE OF THEY MAY RECOGNIZE THE SCRIPT. AND THE WRITING OF THE CLOWN THAT WE’VE SHOWN ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. >> AND POLICE BELIEVE IT’S THE WORK OF ONE PERSON. >> TYPICALLY WHEN AND INDIVIDUAL DOES GRAFFITI IN THIS MANOR. THEY NOT ONLY DO IT ON WITH SPRAY PAINT AND MARKERS OUT IN PUBLIC. BUT THEY MAY ACTUALLY USE IT ON THEIR NOTEBOOKS OR MORE OF A PRIVATE SETTING. >> POLICE DON’T BELIEVE IT’S CONNECTED TO A GROUP. >> WE DON’T BELIEVE IT’S ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SORT OF CRIMINAL STREET GANG. THERE ISN’T A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN CRIME. ADRIENNE: CAN YOU STILL SEE ANY OF THE GRAFFITI? >> N

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'Clown' graffiti appears on buildings in West Allis

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Police are asking for help finding the vandals who are spray-painting the word "clown" on several buildings in West Allis.The graffiti has appeared on several buildings and objects during the past few months."I guess I wouldn't speculate on what the meaning is," Deputy Chief Christopher Botsch said. "It may be something as benign as the person goes by that nickname. It may be some sort of group that the person associates with."Police said they've had 18 reports of the graffiti since June."Typically when an individual does graffiti in this manner," Botsch said. "They not only do it on with spray paint and markers out in public, but they may actually use it on their notebooks or more of a private setting."It's also appeared in Milwaukee.Investigators don't believe the graffiti is gang-related.City workers have removed the graffiti as soon as possible after it has been reported.Anyone with information on the vandals is asked to call police at 414-302-8094 or Crime Stoppers at 414-476-CASH.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. —

Police are asking for help finding the vandals who are spray-painting the word "clown" on several buildings in West Allis.

The graffiti has appeared on several buildings and objects during the past few months.

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"I guess I wouldn't speculate on what the meaning is," Deputy Chief Christopher Botsch said. "It may be something as benign as the person goes by that nickname. It may be some sort of group that the person associates with."

Police said they've had 18 reports of the graffiti since June.

"Typically when an individual does graffiti in this manner," Botsch said. "They not only do it on with spray paint and markers out in public, but they may actually use it on their notebooks or more of a private setting."

It's also appeared in Milwaukee.

Investigators don't believe the graffiti is gang-related.

City workers have removed the graffiti as soon as possible after it has been reported.

Anyone with information on the vandals is asked to call police at 414-302-8094 or Crime Stoppers at 414-476-CASH.